_ H 



Himalaya, in which they take the place of tlie autamn crocuses in Europe, flovver- 



16. The present 

 on. It is unfor- 

 notwithstanding 



ing much in the same way (?. e. without leaves), and about the same tin 



beautiful species flow^ered at the Nursery of Mr. Jackson, at Kingst 



tunate that the leaves do not appear along with the blossoms, but 



this defect, the markings of the latter and the singular form of the pseudobulbs wil 



always recommend the species to every Orchid-grower. 



Descr. Pseudobulbs clustered, very remarkable in form, somewhat flask- or bottle 

 shaped, flattened below the conical neck, and there lapping over, like the lid of a box 



they are green mottled with brown, and mor 



solitary leaf at the summit. 



Scap 



less wrinkled, and in a young 

 one to two, from the very base of 



shorter than the pseudobulbs, stout, clothed with large concave ovate imbricated 



bracts. 

 ceolatc, 



Flowers large, solitary, very handsome. Sepals and petals imiform 



colour, spreading. Lip very large, convolute at th 



base 



ound the 



column, spreading, waved and crisped at 

 dcep-purple. Column elongated 



mar 



B 



mottled with yello 



T\<r, 1. 



nuigiufril. 



Colamn and autlier. 2. Pollen-masses. 3. Front view of the lip : 



more or less 



